Serper vs SerpsBot (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Serper grades higher than SerpsBot: 2.4 against 1.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Serper grades higher on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Serper
Google search results API sold in prepaid credit packs
Free trial · from $50 one-time
Which one is for you
Pick Serper if
- Fits if you only need Google and would rather pay per query than per month
- Works for AI agents on LangChain or CrewAI that need current Google results
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Bing, Yahoo or any engine other than Google
- Watch out: credits expire 6 months after purchase, so a big pack you don't use up is money lost
- Tight if you're testing, as the 2,500 free queries come once and there's no monthly free plan
- Watch out: refunds run 7 days from the first payment, and only with under 20% of the credits used
Pick SerpsBot if
- Fits if you build SEO tools and want to pay per search result
- Works for a data team that wants credits to roll over each month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan: there is none, and no stated trial
- Not for you if you cannot code, as it is an API with no dashboard on the page
- Watch out: subscription prices are not on the home page, only in a portal that needs an account
- Watch out: no integrations or SDKs are listed on the pages we read
How we grade them
| 2.4GPASerperFair | 1.4GPASerpsBotWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$50 buys 50,000 Google queries, $1 per 1,000, one of the lowest rates in this category, and bigger packs fall to $0.30. The first spend is at the dear end of the usual $25 to $50, though, and the credits lapse after 6 months. | CRequests cost $0.002 each pay as you go, $0.0015 on Launch and $0.0008 on Business. No monthly plan price is shown on the page, so it sits in the ordinary range by default. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but 2,500 free queries with no card. They're a one-off, not a monthly allowance. | FNo free tier and no trial on the page. The vendor suggests topping up a small amount, or contacting it for a tailored trial. |
| Features | CTen Google result types, from web and maps to Scholar, patents and autocomplete, fetched live with country and language set. Google only, though: no Bing, Yahoo or other engine, which the listing itself points out. | CReal-time search results with pay as you go, subscription tiers with credit rollover, concurrency limits and a developer portal. It does that one job and the page names no other data. |
| Ease of use | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: most results in 1 to 2 seconds and 2,500 free queries to test with. No rating on record, and no client libraries named. | DNo store rating on record. It is an API: you write the calls, and plans beyond the home page are inside a portal. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with an API and listed integrations with LangChain, CrewAI, Haystack and Jan AI. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. | CWeb and API only, with no integrations listed. |
| Best for | live Google results on prepaid credits | search results data on pay-per-request |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Serper and SerpsBot. How we grade
Where they differ
- SerpsBot also covers rank tracking.
In commonWebPublic APISERP API
At a glance
| Serper | SerpsBot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 2,500 free queries, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Serper.dev | ProAPIs, Inc. |
| Price read from | serper.dev | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Serper
- Its site lists Google endpoints only, with no Bing, Yahoo or other search engines.
- Credits expire 6 months after purchase, so a large pack bought for a lower rate can go unused.
- Refunds are given within 7 days of the first payment only if less than 20% of the credits are used.
- The 2,500 free queries are a one-time allowance, not a monthly free plan.
SerpsBot
- Prices are per request: $0.002 pay-as-you-go, $0.0015 on Launch, $0.0008 on Business.
- Monthly subscription fees are not shown on the home page, so no plan prices are recorded.
- The page says more plans are available in the developer portal, which requires an account.
- No free tier is listed; the vendor suggests topping up a small amount to try the API, or contacting it for a tailored trial.
Key features
Serper
- Ten Google result types
- Endpoints for Google web search, images, news, maps, places, videos, shopping, Scholar, patents and autocomplete.
- Live results
- Each call queries Google directly and nothing is cached; most results return in 1 to 2 seconds, sometimes 2 to 4 when a request is retried.
- Location and language
- Every pack lets you set the country and language a search is run from.
- Rate limits by pack
- From 50 queries a second on Starter to 300 on Ultimate, which Serper says is roughly 15,000 to 18,000 searches a minute.
- Charged on success
- Credits are deducted only for successful responses, and the API stops taking queries when the balance reaches zero.
- AI framework integrations
- Listed integrations with LangChain, CrewAI, Haystack and Jan AI for feeding search results to AI agents and chatbots.
SerpsBot
- Real-time results
- The vendor says results come back in real time, typically under 1.5 seconds, with no queue or batching.
- Pay as you go
- A pay-as-you-go option with no minimum commitment gives access to the full API at a flat per-request rate.
- Subscription tiers with credit rollover
- Launch and Business tiers lower the per-request rate and raise throughput; the vendor says unused subscription credits roll over to the next month.
- Concurrency limits by tier
- Launch allows 30 requests per second and Business allows 500. Custom concurrency is available by contacting the vendor.
- Documentation and developer portal
- The site links to API documentation and a developer portal where more plans are listed.
Plans
Serper
Starter$50
one-time for 50,000 credits, valid for 6 months
50,000 queries at $1.00 per 1,000, up to 50 queries a second. Prices exclude sales tax or VAT.
Standard$375
one-time for 500,000 credits, valid for 6 months
500,000 queries at $0.75 per 1,000, up to 100 queries a second.
Scale$1,250
one-time for 2.5 million credits, valid for 6 months
2.5 million queries at $0.50 per 1,000, up to 200 queries a second.
Ultimate$3,750
one-time for 12.5 million credits, valid for 6 months
12.5 million queries at $0.30 per 1,000, up to 300 queries a second; a higher limit can be arranged.
SerpsBot
Pricing could not be confirmed. See serpsbot.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Serper or SerpsBot?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries), and SerpsBot has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Serper or SerpsBot?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Serper nor SerpsBot has a free plan. Serper has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.